A behind-the-scenes look at our butterfly collection

Photo Galleries | Updated 7 years ago

A native Australian butterfly specimenNative Australian butterfly; underside of a Belenois java teutonia, family Pieridae; commonly known as Caper White
Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum
A native Australian swallowtail butterfly specimenNative Australian swallowtail butterfly; species Papilio anactus, family Papilionidae; commonly known as Dainty Swallowtail
Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum
A native Australian swallowtail butterfly specimenNative Australian swallowtail butterfly; species Graphium sarpedon choredon, family Papilionidae; commonly known as Blue Triangle
Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum
A native Australian butterfly specimenNative Australian butterfly; species Catopsilia scylla etesia, family Pieridae; commonly known as Orange Migrant
Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum
A native Australian butterfly specimenNative Australian butterfly; species Delias aganippe, family Pieridae; commonly known as Red-spotted Jezebel or Wood White Butterfly
Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum
Nine introduced butterfly specimensIntroduced butterflies; species Danaus plexippus plexippus, family Nymphalidae; commonly known as Monarch or Wanderer
Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum
Several introduced butterfly specimens in their storage boxIntroduced and Native Australian butterflies; in the foreground, species Danaus affinis affinis, family Nymphalidae; commonly known as Black and White Tiger or Swamp Tiger
Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum
A native Australian butterfly specimenNative Australian butterfly; female specimen from the species Hypolimnas bolina nerina, family Nymphalidae; also known as Common Eggfly
Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum
Several native Australian butterfly specimens in their storage boxNative Australian butterflies; in the foreground, species Oreixenica lathoniella, family Nymphalidae
Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum
A native Australian butterfly specimenNative Australian butterfly; underside of a Hypochrysops apelles apelles, family Lycaenidae; commonly known as Copper Jewel
Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum
A native Australian butterfly specimenNative Australian butterfly; underside of a Hypochrysops halyaetus, family Lycaenidae; commonly known as Turquoise Jewel
Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum
A foreign butterfly specimenForeign swallowtail butterfly; species Papilio ulysses autolycus, family Papilionidae; commonly known as Ulysses Butterfly or Blue Mountain Swallowtail
Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum
A foreign butterfly specimenForeign birdwing butterfly; male specimen from the species Ornithoptera paradisea paradisea, family Papilionidae; commonly known as Paradise Birdwing
Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum
A foreign butterfly specimenForeign butterfly; species Ideopsis gaura daos, family Nymphalidae; commonly known as Smaller Wood Nymph
Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum
A foreign butterfly specimenForeign butterfly; species Moduza procris milonia, family Nymphalidae; commonly known as The Commander
Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum
A foreign butterfly specimenForeign butterfly; Cyrestis acilia gades, family Nymphalidae
Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum
A foreign butterfly specimenForeign butterfly; Hebomoia glaucippe aturia, family Pieridae; commonly known as Great Orange Tip
Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum
A native Australian butterfly specimenNative Australian butterfly; species Arhopala micale amytis, family Lycaenidae; also known as Common Oak-blue
Photo by Jessica Scholle, image copyright WA Museum

This small photo gallery gives a behind-the-scenes look into the butterfly collection. It will be enhanced in the near future with a Smartphone and tablet app that the Western Australian Museum is currently developing. This Smartphone and tablet app will aim to reveal what happens behind-the-scenes at the Museum, explaining the research performed and showcasing our collections.

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